Mining

How Mining works

Gathering skills feed Artisan and Construction: what you gather becomes your gear, base and food.

Skill levels do not raise your power level — power level comes entirely from the armour you wear. Combat training and gear progression are separate tracks.

Mining spots — every ore, where, and the minimum pickaxe

Ore is gated by the pickaxe in your hand, not by your Mining level — every node lists a minimum pickaxe, and the region decides whether you can reach it. Vault-only ore is the exception to map out first:Community report

Gems ride the same nodes once Gem Prospector unlocks at Mining 16 — jade (iron nodes), red topaz (silver nodes, Bloodblight Swamp), sapphire (gold nodes) and diamond (coal nodes). Ores become bars at the Furnace and gear at the Blacksmith’s Bench; the Crafting Calculator expands any of it into a farming list.

Where it fits your plan

Gather on every route — your gathers cap what you can craft. Check the 1.0 progression checklist for the order that keeps every skill fed.